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The irrational fear of very low doses of radiation leads to the idea that any reactor core damage, leading to any level whatsoever of radiation release, would be a major public health hazard. This has led the entire nuclear complex to foist upon the public a huge lie: that such a release is virtually impossible and will never happen, or with a freq... See more

Roots of Progress • Why Has Nuclear Power Been a Flop?

I am at a loss to describe the sensations that affected me. I am not fearful of shadows. The tales of apparitions and enchantments did not possess that power over my belief which could even render them interesting. I saw nothing in them but ignorance and folly, and was a stranger even to that terror which is pleasing. But this incident was differen

Charles Brockden Brown • Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale

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He had gotten used to their curse and what it could do in the years since, and that had made him complacent, but now he was scared again.

Lee Mandelo • Summer Sons

“Fear is self-awareness raised to a higher level.” “That’s right, Jack.”

Don DeLillo • White Noise

The painter Vincent van Gogh on fear and risk:

"Fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm fearsome, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. They leave that wisdom to those to whom it appeals. When the storm comes — when night falls — what's worse: the danger or the fear of danger? Give me reality... See more

3-2-1: On making the most of what you have, how to make a convincing argument, and embracing danger

splashing in a bog of hesitation

Gabriel Garcia Marquez • One Hundred Years of Solitude

When primitive man was prey, when he and his tribe ran in terror from a saber-toothed tiger or whatever, the man who fell would be eaten. For everyone else, his death would occur as a huge relief. According to Brolly all humor arises from escaping death.